In short: Valley Christian Lions high school football (Roseville, CA), 2026 season: 3-6. Last game: W 48-8 vs Futures on November 6, 2026. Schedule and results, player season stats, stat leaders, unit grades, ScorePirate ranking and the game-by-game log.
Pass Off 42.9 · Rush Off 20.0 · Pass Def 56.7 · Rush Def 54.6
LEAGUE
SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN ATHLETIC LEAGUE (8 MAN)
NUMBERS TO NOTE
#128
SP Strength Index (of 154)
3-6
2026 record
-2.7
avg scoring margin, pts/gm
UNIT INDEX — GRADE (YDS VS AVG)
TEAM
PASS O
RUSH O
PASS D
RUSH D
VALLEY CHRISTIAN
42.9 (-30)
20.0 (-82)
56.7 (-12)
54.6 (-12)
HEAD-TO-HEAD GAME LOG
CLEAR
SEASON NOTES
Valley Christian's ground game looks better on paper, but one afternoon is doing a lot of the work. Valley Christian averaged 5.2 yards per carry (896 yards on 171 rushes) on the season, #101 in Section, but that number is boosted by a 328-yard game on 35 rushes against Florin on 9/11. In all other games, Valley Christian is at 4.2 yards per carry (568 yards on 136 rushes), a figure that would rank #127 in Section. Context matters here: Florin's run defense ranks among the weakest in Section (10.0 yards per carry, #145 of 152), so that game says more about the opponent than about the unit itself.
The biggest worry in Valley Christian's season has been the direction of its defense. The Lions forced 2.4 takeaways per game over their first 5 games (2-3), #9 in Section in that timeframe. Over the stretch of 4 games that followed (1-3), Valley Christian has forced 0.0 takeaways per game, a 100% drop, #142 in Section in that window. The schedule has a lot to do with it: Valley Christian's last 4 opponents have averaged 1.5 per game, a #102 offense in Section on the season, against 2.2 per game, #140 for the first 5. Measured against those opponents' norms (1.5 per game), Valley Christian forced 100% fewer turnovers than those offenses usually give up. On the season, the Lions rank #57 in Section in takeaways.
Valley Christian committed 1.6 giveaways per game over its first 5 games (2-3), #93 in Section during that time. Few teams started slower in this department, and few have turned it around as sharply since. Over the stretch of 4 games that followed (1-3), the Lions have committed 0.7 giveaways per game, a 58% drop, #24 in Section through those games. The schedule has a lot to do with it: Valley Christian's last 4 opponents have averaged 1.8 per game, a #33 defense in Section on the season, against 1.7 per game, #48 for the first 5. Measured against those opponents' norms (1.8 per game), Valley Christian turned it over 64% less than those defenses usually force. Overall, though, those opponents have been lower-level teams: their average SP Strength Index rating would rank just #111 in Section. On the season, Valley Christian ranks #68 in Section in giveaways.
As the schedule has stiffened, Valley Christian has allowed more yards per carry. The Lions allowed 5.3 yards per carry (475 yards on 89 rushes) over their first 4 games (2-2), #60 in Section through that stretch. In the 5 games since that hot start (1-4), Valley Christian has allowed 7.7 yards per carry (643 yards on 84 rushes), a 43% rise, #108 in Section over that stretch. The schedule has a lot to do with it: Valley Christian's last 5 opponents have averaged 8.7 yards per carry, a #13 rushing attack in Section on the season, against 6.7 yards per carry, #57 for the first 4. Measured against those opponents' norms (8.7 yards per carry), Valley Christian held those rushing attacks 12% below their usual yards per carry. By that measure, the early pace looks more like the outlier than the recent one. On the season, the Lions rank #87 in Section in run defense.
Valley Christian's defense from the opening weeks has gone missing since. Valley Christian allowed 20.0 points per game over its first 5 games (2-3), #42 in Section within that period. Over the stretch of 4 games that followed (1-3), the Lions have allowed 28.2 points per game, a 41% rise, #87 in Section across those games. The schedule has a lot to do with it: Valley Christian's last 4 opponents have averaged 31.8 points per game, a #50 offense in Section on the season, against 21.9 points per game, #97 for the first 5. Measured against those opponents' norms (31.8 points per game), Valley Christian held those offenses 11% below what they usually score. By that measure, the early pace looks more like the outlier than the recent one. On the season, Valley Christian ranks #60 in Section in scoring defense.
TIDBITS (1 found)
• Club The last time Valley Christian went a game committing 3+ turnovers was September 27, 2024 against Esparto (L, 0-36). Since then Valley Christian has gone 12 straight games committing fewer than 3 turnovers, a school-record 12 straight in the 7 seasons on record.
MILESTONE WATCH
Valley Christian
Daniel Fourie needs 3 tackles for 75 (averaging 9.0 a game)
Ricky Williams needs 3 tackles for 50 (averaging 5.9 a game)
Every player with a stat on file, listed only where he has one. Open the arrow beside a name for his game-by-game line. Stats through the Oct 30 game; last updated Nov 5; roster and numbers checked Sep 15.
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Season complete at 3-6 with no games on file beyond a normal 10-game regular season -- read as no postseason appearance. This library still has no playoff-round/bracket source, so this label comes from game count alone, not a confirmed bracket result.
VC — 2026 OVERALL AVERAGES
SPLIT
GP
PPG
OPP PPG
YPG
OPP YPG
PLAYS/G
OPP PLAYS/G
OVERALL
9
21.0
23.7
224.2
282.4
39.5
37.9
HOME
5
23.4
22.0
222.2
289.3
38.2
32.0
ROAD
4
18.0
25.8
226.2
277.2
40.8
42.2
PPG/OPP PPG use every played game on file. YPG/PLAYS-PER-GAME columns only ever come from games with a full box score on file, which can be a smaller sample than GP -- see the coverage note below when that's the case for this team.
Averages use only games with that number on file (offense 8/9, defense 7/9, sacks/INT 8/9, sacks allowed 7/9, turnovers 8/9 games). SACKS ALW comes from the opponent's box score; TO FORCED is takeaways; TO MAR is takeaways minus giveaways, and its bottom cell is the season total. Dashes mean not on file.
UNIT INDEX
Pass Offense: grade 42.9/100 (-30 yds/gm vs average)
Rush Offense: grade 20.0/100 (-82 yds/gm vs average)
Pass Defense: grade 56.7/100 (-12 yds/gm vs average)
Rush Defense: grade 54.6/100 (-12 yds/gm vs average)
Unit grades: 0-100 league percentile, adjusted for the opponents faced.
LAST YEAR
VC finished 2025 at 2-0. Missed playoffs. Notable win: 37-6 over SAN JUAN (SAN JUAN finished 20% that season).
"N/A" stands in for a box score that does not have stats entered. A total followed by a count in parentheses covers only the games with that stat on file.
TALKING POINTS (15 storylines)
VC HAS PERFORMED BEST THIS DATA SET WHEN...
• VC averages 6.0+ yards per play (.999), and has won 4 straight when doing so
VC's defense has averaged 258.5 pass yards per game over their last 3 games. Their 10-game average is 121.5 pass yards per game. (+113%)
VC's defense has averaged 0.0 takeaways per game over their last 3 games. Their 12-game average is 1.4 takeaways per game. (-100%)
VC's defense has averaged 14.4 YPA over their last 3 games. Their 10-game average is 9.8 YPA. (+47%)
VC's defense has averaged 443.5 total yards per game over their last 3 games. Their 10-game average is 320.6 total yards per game. (+38%)
VC's defense has averaged 11.1 YPP over their last 3 games. Their 10-game average is 8.0 YPP. (+38%)
VC's defense has averaged 8.6 YPC over their last 3 games. Their 10-game average is 7.2 YPC. (+20%)
(moved to the Appendix, Data Export 1, to keep this section shorter -- the full spreadsheet-paste table is there unchanged)
APPENDIX
Full-length explanations and full-size data exports for the shortened notes and relocated tables referenced throughout this report, numbered in the order their pointers appear above.
Explanatory Notes
Note 1 -- MOST IMPORTANT NUMBERS -- how a number is scored
Every split this report computes is scored on how strong the number is and how much it sets this team apart from its opponent and the rest of the field, and the top 5 per team are listed. A condition needs at least 8 occurrences to count.
Full Data Exports
Data Export 1 -- TRENDS — TAB-SEPARATED (10 columns)
VALLEY CHRISTIAN (ROSEVILLE): OFFENSE VS DEFENSE, 2026
Where VALLEY CHRISTIAN (ROSEVILLE) sits among 148 section teams on the two Unit Index composites -- Offense Grade 9.4, Defense Grade 14.1.
RUSH YARDS / GAME: VALLEY CHRISTIAN (ROSEVILLE) VS THE SECTION
VALLEY CHRISTIAN (ROSEVILLE) ranks #129 of 130 section teams in rushing yards per game (1.0) -- a weakness worth a look.
VALLEY CHRISTIAN (ROSEVILLE): SP STRENGTH INDEX BY SEASON
The program's index across 5 seasons on file -- -0.4 in 2022 to -24.5 in 2026.
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